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Sun in Mandaeism
In
Mandaeism , Shamish or Šamiš (
Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡀࡌࡉࡔ ) is the Mandaic name for the
Sun .
[1] Shamish is one of the seven
classical planets (
Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡅࡁࡀ , romanized: šuba ,
lit. 'The Seven'), who are part of the entourage of
Ruha in the
World of Darkness .
[2]
[3]
Etymology
Shamish's name is derived from š-m-š , the
Semitic root for 'sun'. Shamish is also cognate with the Akkadian
Šamaš .
[4]
Associations and comparisons
Shamish is associated with the
uthras
Yawar-Ziwa (Dazzling Light) and
Simat-Hiia (Treasure of Life). He is also identified with the uthra
Yurba , who is described in detail in chapter 52 of the
Mandaean Book of John .
[5]
In the
Right Ginza , the
Yazuqaeans (i.e.,
Zoroastrians ) are associated with Shamish, an allusion to
Mithra .
[6]
According to Iraqi-American poet
Lamia Abbas Amara , "[Mandaean]
priests have long beards and never cut their hair because they wish to look like Šamiš, the sun. Power resides in hair, like the sun’s rays."
[7] : 33
References
^ Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme." ISIMU 20/21 : 259–295.
^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).
The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011).
Ginza Rba . Sydney: Living Water Books.
ISBN
9780958034630 .
^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10).
Cosmology in Mandaean Texts . Brill. pp. 572–579.
doi :
10.1163/9789004400566_046 . Retrieved 2021-09-03 .
^ Gelbert, Carlos (2017).
The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist . Fairfield, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books.
ISBN
9780958034678 .
OCLC
1000148487 .
^ Shapira, Dan D.Y. (2004).
"Manichaeans (Marmanaiia ), Zoroastrians (Iazuqaiia ), Jews, Christians and Other Heretics: A Study in the Redaction of Mandaic Texts" .
Le Muséon . 117 (3–4): 243-280.
doi :
10.2143/MUS.117.3.516929 .
^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people . New York: Oxford University Press.
ISBN
0-19-515385-5 .
OCLC
65198443 .
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